Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Burundi or Somalia?

Somalia, at 2.31 years against 2.28 years in Burundi as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Burundi and Somalia?

0.03 years, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Burundi

2.28 years

in 2023

Somalia

2.31 years

in 2023

Burundi rank

217th

Somalia rank

216th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Burundi
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.31 years against 2.28 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 217th and Somalia ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.02 years	1.86 years	0.1604 years	Burundi
1960s	1.93 years	1.85 years	0.0836 years	Burundi
1970s	1.89 years	1.84 years	0.0485 years	Burundi
1980s	2.11 years	2.16 years	0.0447 years	Somalia
1990s	2.4 years	2.17 years	0.2288 years	Burundi
2000s	2.02 years	1.87 years	0.1436 years	Burundi
2010s	1.89 years	2.15 years	0.2534 years	Somalia
2020s	2.32 years	2.28 years	0.036 years	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Burundi or Somalia?: Somalia, at 2.31 years against 2.28 years in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Burundi and Somalia?: 0.03 years, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Burundi ranks 217th and Somalia ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.